You are doing a number talk with your first graders for 38 +…

Yоu аre dоing а number tаlk with yоur first graders for 38 + 16. One student says, "I added the tens first. So, I took thirty and added it to ten to get forty. Then, I needed to add the ones. To make this easier, I took two from the six to give to the eight to make ten and then added on the remaining 4 to get fourteen. Taking forty and fourteen gives fifty-four." Select the equation string for this approach that connects all of the student's thinking AND reveals the properties they used in this thinking strategy.